Midwest public universities in decline

and some of the subsequent results

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/10/midwestern-public-research-universities-funding/542889/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

 

Illinois has been struggling with an out migration crisis for a while, but you can really see evidence of this in the number of students that are attending schools out of state:

Illinois

Recently, I cam across an ad from the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) pitching cost savings to Illinois residents. It touted how at the beginning of this year, Fall 2017, all Illinois residents can get the in-state rate in which they claim: "the savings can add up to more than $68,000 over the course of your bachelor's degree".

Landing page for UMSL touting cost savings: https://www.umsl.edu/admissions/costs/metro.html

Making a comparison to the University of Missouri system seems a bit ironic, but it speaks to the hyper-competitiveness of these institutions driven more by survival than relevancy.

Side-bar: Here's some additional discussion on the impact in Illinois (Relevant to me because I live here and because I'm an Illinois alum):

Some Illinois public universities see decline in enrollment - Washington Times